WeWork is reportedly talking with T-Mobile's famously eccentric boss John Legere about taking over as CEO

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T-Mobile CEO John Legere.

• Embattled office-sharing company WeWork is reportedly looking for a new chief executive after cofounder and former CEO Adam Neumann was ousted.
• The company is reportedly in talks with T-Mobile CEO John Legere, who is known for his eccentric personality and bright pink T-Mobile shirts.
• The talks were first reported by the Wall Street Journal on Monday - T-Mobile and WeWork reps have to respond to the report.
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Embattled office-sharing company WeWork is looking for a new CEO, and a new report points to one possibility: T-Mobile CEO John Legere.

The company is reportedly in talks with Legere, though it's unclear how far those talks have gone or if T-Mobile's CEO would accept the position, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. Representatives for WeWork and T-Mobile didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.

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WeWork has been in trouble for weeks following a disastrous attempted IPO.

Its former CEO and cofounder, Adam Neumann, was ousted and replaced by two co-CEOs in Sebastian Gunningham and Artie Minson. The company's valuation has tumbled as its biggest backer, Japanese conglomerate Softbank, attempts to correct course.

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